Uganda Antigay Law Sparks Harassment, Say Rights Groups

At Least One Person Has Died, Many Others in Hiding, Say Amnesty, Human Rights Watch

By

Nicholas Bariyo

May 15, 2014 9:50 a.m. ET

KAMPALA, Uganda—A recently enacted antigay law has sparked a wave of violence and harassment against homosexuals in Uganda, resulting in the killing of at least one person and forcing many others to into hiding, rights groups said on Thursday.

Five months after Parliament passed the bill, lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people have faced a notable increase in arbitrary arrests, extortion, loss of employment and evictions,...